IT jobs market looking rosy after turbulent 2009

“A lot of projects, which were put on hold
when the GFC happened, are now starting to be
relooked at and we are seeing capital spend from
organisations in certain industries that have held off
for 12 months, starting to spend again,” he said.

SMB-oriented IT outfit, eNerds, is also keen to
add staff and is currently looking for people to work
in service desk positions. eNerds director, Jamie
Warner, said the integrator planned to significantly
boost headcount to align with its 2010 goal of
doubling its client base.

“This month, there seemed to be a flurry of
companies looking for IT providers and we are
definitely taking advantage of that,” he said.
Warner has also seen eNerds’ associates making
room for new talent.

“The distributors and suppliers we work with
seem to be growing from that perspective and are
hiring more people,” he said.
Despite enduring a turbulent 2009, contact
centre technology integrator, Lake Corporation, is
also seeing more opportunities in the market.

“We are expecting better times this year and
judging on feedback from talking to our existing
clients, there appears to be an increased level of
confidence,” Lake sales director, Richard Kilkelly,
said. “They are now saying they need to invest
further in their technology to improve their
competitive position in the market.”

On top of recruitment efforts for more sales
staff, the company also intends to find extra
individuals to cover software development and
engineering support. Others on the recruitment
road include ASX-listed IT service company,
Oakton, which is taking on permanent staff to fill
mostly development roles for key projects rolling
out this year.

According to Hudson’s jobs report, Queensland
IT confidence levels rose the most, increasing 24.6
per cent to 57.9 per cent. IT employer confidence
in the state is now at its highest in 18 months.
NSW went up by 14.6 per cent to 35.2 per cent,
while Victoria recorded 41.7 per cent and South
Australia, 41.2 per cent.

Retschoko expected a strong six months in the
ICT industry as other sectors, such as utilities and
banking, continue to recover and invest back into
technology.

The Olivier Jobs Index, meanwhile, found
Western Australia fared best out of all states as
IT jobs rose by 16.68 per cent. NSW and Victoria
recorded falls of 0.68 and 1.71 per cent respectively
but Olivier expects the two states to dominate and
charge ahead in the coming months.

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